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No different to the American love affair with Myers-Briggs. People love superstitious rituals - especially when they're drenched in the language of science.

• netrus 14y ago
  What's wrong with Myers-Briggs? One shouldn't spend too many thoughts about it, but I find the test results to be quite stable and fitting for me and many peers. Combine that with the idea that diversity is good, and that there is no right and wrong in personality. I'm from Europe, had some courses on MBTI and I liked it. Not sure if the American love affair goes way beyond that.
  • edent 14y ago
    MBTI has been roundly rejected by scientists and psychologists - its "results" are no more stable than astrology. Just the same as Graphology. My thoughts on it are at http://shkspr.mobi/blog/2012/12/astrology-for-businesses/ http://shkspr.mobi/blog/2012/12/astrology-for-businesses/
  • dizzystar 14y ago
    It has been widely debunked. Many employers take this stuff seriously, so someone who may have otherwise gotten the job gets rejected on the basis of a fantasy tool. Companies are dumping off money that could be used for hiring more people or intelligent investments that create jobs, but billions of dollars are being wasted on something that is about as useful as The Secret. If you want to shake your head, go ahead and apply online at places like Target, Walmart, or Starbucks. Each application takes over one hour to complete the questionnaire part. So, not only is it a massive money dump, it is a time vampire as well.
    • shin_lao 14y ago
      MBTI shouldn't be used for recruitment, as the official MBTI guidelines mention because it's too easy to cheat. It's a tool to assess the difference of personality within a team, detect potential weaknesses and to communicate about it.
• threedaymonk 14y ago
  Or polygraph (lie detector) machines, widely used in the US, but considered unreliable pseudoscience in Europe.